Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, April 17, 1975:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Jaws
🎮 Number one video game › Gun Fight
🎵 Number one song › "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John
🐇 Chinese Zodiac › Rabbit
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 7
🌼 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy
🪨 Birthstone › Diamond
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.57
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,079,087,198 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 29,022,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 444,042,720 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,089,612,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,047,352,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 365,682,240 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on December 24, 2006.
What happened on my birthday
1387
Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).
1492
Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.
1895
Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).
1961
1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
1982
Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Famous people with my birthday
1967
Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)
1985
Luke Mitchell, Australian actor (Home and Away; Blindspot)
1971
Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)
1924
Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic
1965
William Mapother, American actor (In the Bedroom)
1966
Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I)
1951
Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile)
1950
L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost)
Holidays on Thursday, April 17th
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a day when Jews around the world remember the 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler and his followers during the Holocaust, ensuring we never forget this tragic part of history.
Go Fly a Kite Day
"Go Fly a Kite Day," celebrated every third Sunday in April, encourages people to enjoy flying kites, transforming the old dismissive phrase into a fun, outdoor activity.
Ford Mustang Day
Ford Mustang Day, celebrated on April 17th, is when car enthusiasts honor the iconic and powerful Ford Mustang by showing off their cars and joining in events and rallies worldwide.
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday, also called "Bright Monday" or "Monday of Renewal," is celebrated by Orthodox Christians as a continuation of Easter, marking Jesus Christ's resurrection, and it falls on a different date than Catholic Easter due to different calendars used.
There's Nothing Like a Dame Day
"There's Nothing Like a Dame Day" on April 17 celebrates women in theater and movies, inspired by famous actresses and highlighting the honor of being named a Dame in the UK for outstanding contributions.
